In Sermon Illustrations: "Saving Money"

An Afflicted Life Can Save

Contributed by Gregg Bitter on Jul 22, 2009

AN AFFLICTED LIFE CAN SAVE Or consider the young lady suffering with terminal cancer. It’s a painful and hopeless disease. But instead of complaints and self-pity, she openly talked about her hope of eternal life in Jesus, about the inheritance in heaven Jesus won for her by dying on the cross, ...read more

Tags: Affliction

Denomination: Lutheran

Kind Deed Of Pows Saves ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 16, 2009

Kind Deed of POWs Saves Lives There is a World War II story that shows how the smallest deed can make all the difference. During the last months of the War, the British conducted daily bombing raids over Berlin. One night the bombers were attacked by a large group of German fighter planes. During ...read more

Scripture: 1 Corinthians 12:27-28, 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Tags: Kindness

Lifebelt Inspected By Mother Saves ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Oct 19, 2009

Lifebelt Inspected by Mother Saves Son During World War II, Signalman 3rd Class Elgin Staples, was swept overboard in the wee hours of the morning when the Astoria’s gun turret exploded. Fortunately, he had been able to activate the narrow lifebelt. He was pulled from the ocean four hours later, ...read more

Scripture: Psalm 91:14-16

Tags: Choose Life, War

Police Officer Saves Choking ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Nov 6, 2009

Police Officer Saves Choking Child Listen to the story of Les Brown, a San Diego police officer, who was driving down a new section of the interstate - Highway 5 - one day! He heard an emergency alert over his police car radio - a code blue - indicating that someone was dying! The address was ...read more

Scripture: Philippians 2:4

Tags: Heroism

Theres No Money In Poetry, But Then Theres No ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 11, 2007

"Theres no money in poetry, but then theres no ...read more

Tags: Art

Flattery Is Counterfeit Money Which, But For ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Flattery is counterfeit money which, but for vanity, would ...read more

Sending Money To Washington To Have It ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Sending money to Washington to have it administered and sent back is like getting a blood transfusion from your right ...read more

Tags: Giving General

The Principle Of Spending Money To Be Paid By ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"The principle of spending money to be paid by posterity, under the name of funding, is but ...read more

Tags: Giving General

If Money Be Not Thy Servant, It Will Be Thy ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"If money be not thy servant, it will ...read more

Tags: Money

Money Will Not Purchase Character Or Good ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

Money will not purchase character or ...read more

Tags: Money

Remember That Money Is Of A Prolific Generating ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Remember that money is of a prolific generating nature. Money can beget money, and ...read more

Tags: Money

He That Is Of The Opinion Money Will Do ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

He that is of the opinion money will do everything may well be suspected of ...read more

Tags: Money

It Is Good To Have Money And The Things That ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"It is good to have money and the things that money can buy, but its good too, to check up once in a while and make sure ...read more

Tags: Money

Certainly There Are Things In Life That Money ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Certainly there are things in life that money can't buy, but it's very funny: Did you ever ...read more

Tags: Money

Money Is Always There But The Pockets Change; ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 12, 2007

"Money is always there but the pockets change; it is not in the same pockets after a change, and that ...read more

Tags: Money

Woman Returns Stolen Money

Contributed by Matt Neace on Aug 7, 2018

An Arkansas woman's stolen cash was turned over to police with a letter of apology from the thief who took it from her wallet. Susan McNabb said she left her wallet, and the $160 cash it contained, behind at the Walmart store in Clinton, and when she returned a short time later, the wallet was ...read more

Tags: Remorse, Integrity, Guilt, Conscience

Denomination: Baptist

What Is Your Money Doing To ...

Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 14, 2009

WHAT IS YOUR MONEY DOING TO YOU? On their way to church on Sunday, a mother gave her child a one-dollar bill and a quarter. "Sweetheart," the mother said, "you can place either one in the offering plate. It’s entirely up to you." As they were driving home, the mother asked the daughter what she ...read more

Scripture: 1 Timothy 6:10

Tags: Money

The Turtle Tale  PRO

Contributed by Scott Reeves on Aug 26, 2014

It was near the end of the school year in LA (Lower Alabama) and the weather had turned unseasonably hot for mid-May. As I was driving home from the county school I’d substituted for that day I noticed a box turtle working to make his way across the hot pavement of the county road. I steered my car ...read more

Scripture: Jeremiah 29:11, Jeremiah 23:11

Tags: Grace, Saving

Denomination: Methodist

How Can We Know That We Are Truly Saved

Contributed by Hylton Davidson on Aug 13, 2025

Having assurance that one is saved is linked to the process called regeneration. Regeneration is not something a person initiates; it is a sovereign act of God. A person is born again when the Holy Spirit imparts spiritual life, enabling them to repent and believe in the gospel. This transformation ...read more

Scripture: Ephesians 2:8-9

Tags: Assurance, Saved

Denomination: Christian Church

I'm Always Fascinated By The Stories Of People ...

Contributed by Bret Toman on May 20, 2010

I'm always fascinated by the stories of people who win large sums of money in lotteries. A large majority of whom wish they had never won. Willie Hurt of Lansing, Mich., won $3.1 million in 1989. Two years later he was broke and charged with murder. His lawyer says Hurt spent his fortune on a ...read more

Tags: Money, Gambling

Denomination: Baptist